Functional Melodies

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The Scenario
"A composer is trying to write a piece of music. She has been inspired with a little melody (motif) but can't seem to come up with any more music...." The lesson goes on to show how basic transformations can give her ideas to modify the original melody.

The Original Motif
Students begin by listening to the original melody. They transcribe it in musical notation and create a graph to represent the melody. Shown here in bold.

The Transformations
The students then listen to changes to the original melody. They transcribe the new melody in musical notation, create a graph to represent it and express the transformation with an Algebraic equation.

A Final Composition
The lesson ends with a composition created from the original motif, the transformed melodies, and some added harmony.